Markers for visualizing interventional medical devices
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1. A medical device assembly that is insertable into the body of a patient, said medical device assembly comprising:
- a surface and a marking material disposed on at least a portion of said surface, wherein said marking material is comprised of a particulate material disposed in a matrix material, wherein said particulate material is comprised of a plurality of first atoms and a plurality of second atoms, wherein said matrix material is comprised of a plurality of said second atoms and a plurality of third atoms, wherein said first atoms have an atomic weight at least twice the atomic weight of said second atoms and twice the atomic weight of said third atoms, and wherein the average particle size of said particulate material is less than 100 nanometers.
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Abstract
A marking material that, when disposed upon medical devices used during interventional medical procedures with imaging modalities such as X-ray Fluoroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, renders such medical devices visible with minimal imaging artifacts. The material comprises a particulate material with generally higher atomic weight disposed within a matrix material with generally lower atomic weight. In one embodiment the particulate material is magnetic. In another embodiment the particulate material is non-magnetic.
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1. A medical device assembly that is insertable into the body of a patient, said medical device assembly comprising:
- a surface and a marking material disposed on at least a portion of said surface, wherein said marking material is comprised of a particulate material disposed in a matrix material, wherein said particulate material is comprised of a plurality of first atoms and a plurality of second atoms, wherein said matrix material is comprised of a plurality of said second atoms and a plurality of third atoms, wherein said first atoms have an atomic weight at least twice the atomic weight of said second atoms and twice the atomic weight of said third atoms, and wherein the average particle size of said particulate material is less than 100 nanometers.
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38. A medical device assembly that is insertable into the body of a patient, said medical device assembly comprising:
- a surface and a marking material disposed in the form of a film on at least a portion of said surface, wherein said film has a thickness of from about 400 to about 2000 nanometers, wherein said marking material is comprised of a particulate material disposed in a matrix material, wherein said particulate material is comprised of a plurality of first atoms and a plurality of second atoms, wherein said matrix material is comprised of a plurality of said second atoms and a plurality of third atoms, wherein said first atoms have an atomic weight at least twice the atomic weight of said second atoms and twice the atomic weight of said third atoms, and wherein the average particle size of said particulate material is less than 100 nanometers.
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